This session will first present an overview of the VOLTHA OLT adapter for the Edge-core white box OLT as a base for our discussion. The topics to follow will include:
• A dive into the software architecture including Broadcom’s Broadband Adaptation Layer (BAL) software that controls both the PON MAC and Ethernet switch silicon in the OLT and the ASFvOLT16 adapter that runs in VOLTHA.
• We will also discuss the challenges of interfacing an open source OLT adapter to the proprietary Broadband Adaptation Layer (BAL) from Broadcom.
